Hi Mike, Thanks for understanding. GitLab consists of many moving parts and a tar-ball is not a very conventional way of distributing a ruby application. As you can see in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/doc/install/installation.md installing it manually is quite a slug.
Best regards, Sytse Sijbrandij CEO GitLab B.V. On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Mike Gerwitz <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 23:20:13 -0700, Sytse Sijbrandij wrote: >> Right now the homepage has an obvious download button, that links to >> https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/ this is the recommended way to >> install and it contains the source code (ruby is an interpreted >> language) although as plain files, not as a git repo. > > The downloads page lists Debian and RPM packages, which must either be > installed or unpacked using specialized tools. I do see that there is a > "installation from source code" after clicking on the download button on > the homepage, then "alternative installation methods". That was what I > was referring to. Maybe a more prominent link to a source package > (preferably a tarball, which is traditional) on the downloads page could > be included? The development kit, if that is preferred, is another > option, so long as it is clear that this is the preferred method for > obtaining source code. > >> A bit lower on the page the term 'open source' is a link that links to >> https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/tree/master > > Ah, I see---I expected that link to take me to an "open source" > definition. But the downloads page is a good enough focus. > > I understand the rationale in your reply. Balancing two distinct user > groups is not an easy task, especially when business depends on it. > > - -- > Mike Gerwitz > Free Software Hacker | GNU Maintainer > http://mikegerwitz.com > FSF Member #5804 | GPG Key ID: 0x8EE30EAB > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1 > > iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJVAOLDAAoJEPIruBWO4w6rTZEP/i2D7LvzQinjoeBRScDwGsAV > V6vSanhJm/7R07wi7hBwSw8PZeKw+F25dl8LLCAXLvRYVMdGzk5CuuT+K1qpe15I > awylCrB5qYqmiP3ie6d7aRhnpvEhMcTaV6duc8m0hx6g/HOWhEHrsiHtYEcMF95W > Bwh1gl9IhbyEd4jpJRT8s0TyFDaNJOhEx6TSLXX1d/5tBLI6mvvvoiO79F7Go4yM > sVf5GsKDy6WnoX5GaFIeqQE7y7Qre3+MUi1U2QiFs8wHBAIhI5d/QEiduj1nVdnh > yhU3MvRRQxg2ddez/yyLsFxbh5046m78ZnjQvMdlEjGmZnLzJWmyKXITRSCnPj+v > Yw08OC8hu9eUr0iXzAA+I1gr0XftApO8nSyhvy+Uoh4jT4+U0HPxFy9TOSmvYwb+ > E0oHGOMgU/14YLmruhiFxJCiR3orXk7Rhu0YvLat0qb406BXVAs8ptVwNEkegfQr > HjXfXM+SfqVCRgFpZ1Qj2rHGQgtNj7elFjQVOg+L8gecQos8R64jvgF1BOLPTyYe > xguKinsDosigWz3qLwFdDholBHpZKRVV9Kpc6xDdeYZ6mEnuDnLLF61PB/3FokeC > lfDyh0rrczN587H6wwePfY8Tkhy6xbDpIPWj2sfgjA+QR1xCytTt6gt8MDEHqdyg > isxdEh6YHaqbmuvvoMWF > =LqiT > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
